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An Ode To The Moroccan Reds
Morocco - The Northernmost Muslim populated African nation, known for its famous townships or rather called 'Medinas' where traditional handicrafts, like jewellery, rugs, leather items, and teapots can be found, is coming to international…
Goncalo Ramos nets hat trick as Portugal rout Switzerland to reach WC quarterfinals
Goncalo Ramos came on in place of Cristiano Ronaldo and scored three goals as Portugal cruised into the World Cup quarterfinals with a 6-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday.
Following a disagreement in their previous match, head coach…
Morocco stun Spain on penalties to reach WC quarterfinals
Morocco upset Spain with a penalty shootout victory on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
The first half was controlled by Spain's possession, but they were unable to breach Morocco's resolute defence. Nayef Aguerd,…
Final Matchday of the Pre-Quarters; Crunch time for Spain and Portugal
The final pre-quarter matchday of the FIFA World Cup will conclude with the clash between Spain vs Morocco and Portugal vs Switzerland. Tension grows in both Spanish and Portuguese camps as they lost their final group match against…
Rampant Brazil dance to the quarterfinals
Stadium 947 witnessed its last match in a magnificent way. Brazil thrashed South Korea by 4-1 in the 6th pre-quarter match. South Korea was confident as they beat Portugal in their last outing in the group stage to advance to pre-quarter.…
Penalty heartbreak for Japan as Croatia advance to Quarterfinals
Croatia advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup after defeating Japan in a penalty shootout on Monday, following a 1-1 tie in regular full time.
Japan took the lead at the Al Janoub Stadium just before halftime when Daizen Maeda…
Kaoru Mitoma – Boy who joined the university by turning down a professional contract
After defeating Spain in their last group stage match 2-1 Japan qualified for the Round of 16 of the World cup 2022. However, they had a heartbreaking defeat against Croatia in the prequarter after they succumbed to pressure during the…
Match Preview: Japan vs Croatia
It's Samurais vs Blazers on Monday at the Qatar world cup. This will be the third World Cup meeting between Japan and Croatia, with Japan win-less and goalless in the previous two – a 0-1 defeat in 1998 and a goalless draw in 2006, both in…
Aliou Cissé – The man behind the rise of Senegal
After beating Ecuador 2-1 Senegal reached the round of 16 of the World cup 2022. It's only the second time they are qualifying for the group stages in their history. The first one was in 2002 and it has been 20 years now.
Both occasions…
Yet Another Messi Masterclass: Argentina March to quarter finals.
Messi magic again once again... Argentina beat Australia by 2-1 in the 2nd match of the round of 16 at Ahmed bin Ali stadium. Argentina made just one change from the XI that beat Poland 2-0 on Wednesday, with Gomez starting ahead of Di…